Golden Apple Boutique Hotel
'Moscow's first boutique hotel'. A classical edifice fronts the street, but the interior is sleek and sophisticated...
'Moscow's first boutique hotel'. A classical edifice fronts the street, but the interior is sleek and sophisticated...
A dramatically lit stone stairwell sets the scene for this discreet and stylish boutique hotel. The Anglo-Italian owners have named the five guest rooms after famous St Petersburg architects...
This fantastic new addition to the local hotel scene is a beautifully restored building on one of St Petersburg’s prettiest squares. The 46 rooms are all designed differently, but their brightness and moulded ceilings are uniform...
This gigantic complex, now operated by Marriott, was originally built for the 1980 Olympics, as was the enormous indoor Olympic Sports Complex next door. It has over 500 rooms and five different restaurants (including Moscow's first Starbucks!)...
For over a century, the National has occupied this choice location at the foot of Tverskaya ul, opposite the Kremlin. The handsome building is something of a museum from the early 20th century, displaying frescoed ceilings and antique furniture...
Special for its small size and friendly atmosphere, the Sretenskaya boasts a romantic, Russian atmosphere. Rooms have high ceilings and tasteful, traditional decor...
Built in 1952, this historic hotel shows Stalin's tastes in all of its architectural details, starting from the gilded hammer and sickle and the enormous Corinthian columns flanking the front door...
Nothing short of an art nouveau masterpiece, the historic Metropol brings an artistic touch to every nook and cranny, from the spectacular exterior to the grand lobby, to the individually decorated rooms...
This gargantuan hotel opposite the All-Russia Exhibition Centre is a universe to itself (appropriately enough for a place called Cosmos)...
Swedish built and Russian operated, this smallish hotel advertises 'European comfort and Russian hospitality.' It is indeed a delightful combination...
This beauty opened in 2007 on the site of the much-maligned Soviet-era Intourist Hotel. The Ritz is everything that the Intourist wasn't: the guestrooms are spacious and sumptuous; service is impeccable; and amenities are virtually unlimited...
This hulk of a hotel is rather Soviet, but the rooms are quite attractive, with contemporary Ikea-style furnishings and flat-screen TVs. It's just a short walk to Sparrow Hills and the leafy campus of Moscow State University...
This 19th-century neoclassical edifice is an atmospheric option to retire to after shopping on ul Petrovka or seeing a ballet at the Bolshoi. Indeed, guests have been doing exactly that for more than a century...
The appeal here are the seafront rooms with balconies hanging over Naberezhnaya. The rooms are clean and simple.
The furniture and fittings might be rather cheap and boring, but this hotel, named after the famous nearby Griffin Bridge, is friendly and comfy. The 12 rooms are all quite spacious, have TVs and good bathrooms...
This large and new hotel offers rooms with cheering colour schemes and all amenities you would expect for the price.
Quaint, comfortable rooms and accommodating staff make the Magister a long-standing favourite with visitors to Yekaterinburg. New windows block out the noise from the busy street below...
Art Hotel is a cheerful place with nice rooms. Breakfast is R150.
Newly opened top-end hotel.
This historic hotel was the National in its last reincarnation. Having been taken over by the Azimut chain, it was not so much refurbished as de-Sovietised...
A small and personable European-style hotel. Rooms can be a bit stuffy in winter when air-con is not working, but otherwise they are spacious and stylish...
This bombastic beauty sits majestically on the banks of the Moscow River facing the White House, meaning superb vistas from some rooms. The hotel used to boast that it had preserved the atmosphere of the 1950s, which was no empty assertion...
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